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A. 0. HUBBARD.

FOLDING BOX.

APPLICATION FILED IuIIE 29. 1915.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919. A

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ARTHUR O. I-IUBBARD, 0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, ASSIGN OR 'IO PUFFER-I-IUBBARD MANUFACTURING CO., 0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, A CORPORATION.

FOLDING BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 29, 1915. Serial No. 37,012.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR O. HUBBARD,

citizen of the United States, resident of.y

My invention relates to folding boxes similar to the one shown and described in Letters Patent of the United States, granted to me June 28, 1898, No. 606,459.

I have found in the manufacture of the box shown in my patent that the shrinkage of the wooden slats forming the walls of the box will allow the hooked ends of the lacing wires to protrude and catch on the floor, and even break or seriously damage the box.

yThe primary object of my .present in vention, therefore, is toprovide a. construction in which `only the looped portions of i the lacing wires lapV at the top and bottom of the box, the ends thereof being embedded in the inner walls where they cannot possibly catch on the iioor or any other object.

A further object is to provide a box construction in which a .given height ofthe -box lacing wires will be only approximately the shrinkage of the slats will be less noticeable.

The invention consists generally in vari-4 ous yconstructions and combinations, all asV hereinafter described and particularly pointed out `in the claims.

In the accompanying part ofthis, specification', t

Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view of a folding box embodying my invention,

Fig, 2 is a horizontal sectional view through one end of the box,

Fig. 3 is an elevation of one corner of the box, showin@ my improved manner of mounting the lacing wires therein,

Fig. 4 is a similar view, looking at thev corner from the other side of the box,

Fig. 5 is a detail view, showing-the mandrawings forming gether,

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line -fr Fig. 7 is a top view, showing the manner the walls of the -box to-V l of securing the hinge plates together pat the* v diagonally opposite corner from the plates illustrated in Fig. 5,

1F ig. 8 is a view,'partially in section,

showing the manner of mounting thelacingv wires in the upper section of theibox,

Fig. 9 is a similar view of a portion of' the lower section of the box, vshowing the abutting plates and clips for securing the sections together, y

Figs; 10' and 11 are detail viewsl ofthe locking plates in which kthe ends'of thek lacing-wiresare anchored,

Fig.v 12 is a. transverse lsectional view through the plates illustrated in Fig. 10.l

In the drawings, 2 and 3 represent respectively the" comparatively narrow ystrips or pieces composingthe sides kand 'ends 0f-` the box. These may be of any suitable ma-l terial, a plurality of narrow pieces being preferably utilizedv in f each wall, not only for the purpose of making the'box stronger at the corners, but to enable the manufacturer "to lutilize what ordinarily would be considered as :waste lumber.

'I have 'found' in the manufacture of `this Y type of box that'the wooden strips will shrink more or less, causing the hooked ends ofthe lacing wires to project a considerable distance at the top and bottom sufliciently to catch on the oor or the bottom of a delivery wagon or truck, resulting frequently vin complete breakage or serious damage to the box walls.

I therefore provide lacing wires 4, U-v

shaped substantially, in form, and fitting into `holes5 provided in hinge plates 6 which are secured to angle hinge plates 7 by suitable means,such as rivets 8. These hinge platesl are provided at the cor-ners and an offset or angle is formed on the hinge plates 7 to provide suflicient space between the walls of the box, when folded to receive the hinged bottom plate. Recesses 9 are provided in the edges of the slats to receive these,k hinge plates and the looped portions of the lacingwires, so that the wires will be flush substantially with the outer edges of the'y slats.V Depressions 10 are also preferably provided toreceive Patentea Nov. 4, 1919.

tions, anupper'and a lower, eachhaving its walls preferably composed of two slats placed edge to edge, though of course this number may be increased or decreased at will.v The lacing wires are threaded through holes 11' formed in the slats and included in the thickness thereof, the wires at. the

corners diagonally opposite from the hinge plates 7 passing through hinge plates12 which are pivotally connected with plates 'on the abutting wall slats corresponding to i "thev plates shown in Fig.` 5.

v Hinge plates corresponding to those Ashown in Figs. 5v and '2.7 are'also interposed between the abutting edges of the wall slats at the diagonallyoppositecorners,asindicated in Figs. 3 and 8. On the lower :edge of the bottom slat ofi 'v the upper 'section I provide. a platet13` hav- .ing loopslll upwardly pressed therefrom into` which the ends vof the l'lacing wire are'.v

thrust` and bent inwardly to lock .the plate securely against the edge of the slat.y ,This

' construction. is plainly shown in ,.FigQf8,

where .the wire ends are illustrated as thrust through the openings in thegplate andr thenl bent upwardly and driven vvinto theslat until VVthe endsare concealed'and-only the smoth rounded portions ofthefhooked ends are exosed at the vbottom'ofl thesection andthe ooped portion-of the lacing wire .at the top of the"I section. The middle portion of they plate' 13 `is'preferably provided with clips vor ears v15. The uppery edge ofthe lower section'of the box has a plate 16 vforming one` '35 member" of the hinge at that point, withI downwardly pressed' loops 17'formed therein to receive'the upper ends yof the lacing vwire of the lower section, said-ends being bent through the-loops and forced into the slatlm substantially the samelmanner `as described ywith* referencer toy Fig. 8.v v Between these` loops17,recesses 1S areformed in the edges of the plate 1 6 to receive the lugs-15, which are i' lbenton both sides of `the' plate 16 in under lacing lwires extend through all'` the slats Y I from the top'to the bottom of the box.

said plate and lock the plates 1 3 vand 16 4 and the upper and lower sections of the box securely together.'

` The box being lmade in sections, with inde- -pendent lacing wires in eachsection, there will be less` looseness of th'e slats resultlng from shrinkageof the wood than where the A further advantage resulting from a box of this constructionlies in the fact that should one ofthe sections become damaged,

vthey may lbe separated `and a new sectionv substituted in place of the broken one, thereby avoiding entire box.

I prefer to employ the means herein Vshown the necessity of discarding the and .described for locking the sections to` gether, but do not confinemyself'entirely to this means asv some suitable locking device respectively.

having the functions of the one herein shown lmay be substituted therefor and vstill be within the scope of my invention.

The bottom 2O of the box is hinged at21 and rests, when the box is unfolded, upon ledges 22 provided on the lower slats of the end walls.

I claim as my invention:

1. A folding box composed of horizontally Y divided upper and lower sections having sideand end `walls, opposing plates mounted in abutting edges of said sections for locking them together, and metallic lfastening means i `9() Yof slatsor boards, lacing wires U-sh'aped vv substantially inform, :passingthrough the slats ofsaid upper and lower sections, plates having loops formed therein forinterlocking v V plate having means forgengaging the opposy with the ends ofsaid lacing wires and one ing plate for locking themtogether. f

f 4. A box composed of upper and lower sec-'` tions, plates secured to the opposing edgesv ofsaidl sections between the inner and outer surfaces thereof, one of said plates having recessesi therein, i the other plate'having lugs formed ythereon to enter vsaid recesses fork locking said sections together.

5. A folding boxcomposed of-upper and. lower sections, each comprising slats hinged together at the corners ofthe box, substantially U-shaped lacing wires passing through said slats, plates mounted on the opposing edges of said upper and lower sectionsand having loops formedtherein'to receive the ends of said lacing'wires yfor lockingfsaid plates on said sections, and one plate having lugs formed thereonforv engaging the edges of the opposing plate.

6. A box composed offhorizontallydivided yupper and lower sections, seated one upon the other, the walls of said. sections being y composed of comparatively narrow slats, and `lacing wires passing transversely through said slats for securing them together,means mounted' on the abutting edges ofthe adjacent slats of'sa'id'sections and interlocking withwoneanother forsecuring one section upon the other, said lacing means` passing. through said interlocking means respectively for securing them to the edges ofl said sections.

7 A box having its four walls composed interlocking one with the other interposed 0i' comparatively narrow slats divided into between the abutting edges of 'said sections upper and lower sections, and lacing wires for permanently securing them together.

passing through the slats of said sections re In witness whereof, I have hereunto set 10 5 speotively .for securing them together, and my handthis 17th day of June, 1915.

means having relatively folding members for ARTHUR O. HUBBARD.

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